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Zion ESD 6, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Zion ESD 6 runs 7 public schools with 2,176 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
7
Students
2,176
Teachers (FTE)
156
Students per teacher
13.9
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
2800 29th St, Zion, IL 60099
County
Lake County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1743860
State district ID
IL-34-049-0060-02
Total staff (FTE)
306
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
16.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.9
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,537), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$53.1 million
Federal revenue
$2.7 million
State revenue
$32.1 million
Local revenue
$18.3 million
Total spending
$50.1 million
Spending per pupil
$32,583
Salaries
$21.5 million43.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$5.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 5.0%
  • State: 60.4%
  • Local: 34.5%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$32,583
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Zion ESD 6

By level: 2 middle, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Beulah Park Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 228918.1
East Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 227519.6
Elmwood Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 533616.0
Lakeview SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 224913.1
Shiloh Park Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 835813.8
West Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 533911.3
Zion Central Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 833011.4

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.